Personal income taxes and funding for education and health programs (Amendment No. 1). [Ballot]

Nov 10, 2015 - Figure 1 summarizes income tax rates under current law , including Proposition 30 ’s temporary tax increases. After Proposition 30 expires, current law provides for a 9.3 percent top marginal income tax rate (not counting a 1 percent tax rate on taxable income i n excess of $1 million for mental health programs).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-070

Splitting California into three new U.S. states. [Ballot]

Oct 9, 2017 - In summary, differences in incomes and wealth would translate into very different tax bases for the proposed states. Mainly because Bay Area residents in the new Northern Californi a have higher incomes, they pay notably more per person in income, sales, and property taxes under the existing California tax system.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-018

Groundwater Preservation and Water Consumer Awareness Act of 2015 [Ballot]

Jun 9, 2015 - Background Sales and Use Taxes and Excise Taxes. California ’s state and local governments levy sales and use taxes on retail sales of most tangible goods. Under the State Constitution and state statute, many foods and beverages —including bottled water —are currently exempt from California ’s state and local sales and use taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-021

Proposed statutory initiative that increases excise taxes on the distribution of cigarettes and other tobacco products. [Ballot]

Jun 23, 2015 - This measure also creates a one-time “floor tax ” on cigarettes that are stored by businesses at the time the new excise tax is levied. Floor taxes are typically used to prevent businesses from avoiding taxes by stockpiling products before a tax goes into effect.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-030

1,000 percent sales tax on some political advertisements. [Ballot]

Dec 29, 2015 - In addition, executive branch entities and the courts would have to determine how exactly the $1  million tax exemption in the measure would work. Fiscal Effect Highly Uncertain. The amount of tax money the proposed sales tax would generate for public education is highly uncertain.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-106

Funding for California’s health care safety net. [Ballot]

Jan 3, 2018 - State Personal Income Tax California Taxes Personal Income. California levies a personal income tax (PIT) on the income of state residents and on income of nonresidents that is derived from California sources.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-047

Health insurer financial reserves. [Ballot]

Jan 5, 2018 - As part of the MCO tax legislation, the net income from healt h coverage of insurers subject to the MCO tax was made exempt from the corporate income tax. The provisions of the MCO tax legislation, including exemptions from the corporate inco me tax, are set to expire in July 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-048

Cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Dec 23, 2015 - The measure states that these local taxes shall be in lieu of any local taxes placed specifically on marijuana. Revenues collected from the state marijuana excise tax would be deposited in a new special fund, the Cannabis Tax Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-104

Cultivation, possession, and sale of marijuana. Version 7 [Ballot]

Feb 5, 2016 - In addition, the state could also receive revenue fr om excise taxes, if such taxes were enacted by the Legislature. However, since the measure prohibits sales and use taxes on medical marijuana products, these revenues would be partially offset by the loss of sales tax currently collected on medical marijuana sales.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-120

Cultivation, possession, and sale of marijuana. Version 6 [Ballot]

Feb 5, 2016 - In addition, the state could also receive revenue fr om excise taxes, if such taxes were enacted by the Legislature. However, since the measure prohibits sales and use taxes on medical marijuana products, these revenues would be partially offset by the loss of sales tax currently collected on medical marijuana sales.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-119